Gini Wijnaldum ready for battle at Goodison

The Reds cross Stanley Park this weekend for the 233rd instalment of the Merseyside derby, and they do so on the back of an impressive 5-0 victory over Watford that maintained their one-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

This season’s reverse game against Everton was settled in the most dramatic of circumstances, with Divock Origi bundling home a 96th-minute winner at the Kop end.

That, plus the fact Wijnaldum and his teammates are pushing to win the title, is sure to add an extra layer of intensity to a highly-charged atmosphere at Goodison.

The Dutchman, though, wants Liverpool to use the noise to their advantage.

“Yeah, but we want to defeat them badly too so it works two ways. I…